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Angelina Jolie’s delicate relationship with her actor father, Jon Voight, is set to be put to the test again by the publication of extracts from letters the actress’ late mother sent to a friend after …

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Angelina Jolie’s delicate relationship with her actor father, Jon Voight, is set to be put to the test again by the publication of extracts from letters the actress’ late mother sent to a friend after her husband walked out on her.

Marcheline Bertrand shared her grief in correspondence she sent to her best pal, Martha, and now the late actress’ goddaughter has opened up about the heart-wrenching letters in the pages of the Globe.

Marie Miles, who is Martha’s daughter, also shares Christmas cards her godmother, who she affectionately called Marcia, sent her mum. The pile of correspondence details how Bertrand really felt about her split from Voight.

One 1977 letter, obtained by the Globe, reads: “I almost feel like I died and was reborn again, but somehow I know deep in my heart that is how I’m supposed to be feeling.

“Jon and I are still separated, but at this moment in time it’s for the best. I am much stronger now and the children and I are going to survive and be just fine. I’m trying to eliminate all confusion and negativity in my life, accept any changes and grow from them.”

In a note in a Christmas card later that same year, Bertrand revealed, “This has been a very difficult year for me, and I am just now beginning to come out of it with the necessary courage and strength to go forward.”

She adds, “I’m not worrying anymore because I have accepted this is all part of God’s plan for me.”

Cooing about Jolie, who was two at the time, the actress writes, “She’s beautiful and funny and very, very cunning.”

Bertrand and Voight divorced in 1978 and the actor’s relationship with his daughter has always been difficult – she once cut him out of her life after he went public with his fears for the Tomb Raider star’s mental health.

Daughter and father appear to have patched up their relationship in recent years, but Miles fears they will never be truly close, telling the Globe, “Even though Angie has allowed Jon back into her life, she’ll never fully forgive him for abandoning her mother.”

Angelina Jolie has stepped out in public with her estranged father Jon Voight for the first time in several years.

The actress cut her dad out of her life in 2001 after he voiced concerns about her mental health shortly before she adopted son Maddox from Cambodia.

Voight has made several attempts to mend his fractured relationship with Jolie, and the veteran star revealed in November 2009 that the pair is back in contact.

Jolie has now publicly shown she has put her troubles with Voight behind her, after she was snapped enjoying time with him in Venice, Italy, where she is preparing to film “The Tourist” alongside Johnny Depp.

Voight spent time with Jolie, her partner Brad Pitt, and their children on a boat trip down the city’s Grand Canal.

Angelina Jolie reportedly ended her rift with her estranged father Jon Voight on Christmas Day by reaching out with a telephone call. The pair hadn’t spoken since Voight told a television show in June …

Angelina Jolie reportedly ended her rift with her estranged father Jon Voight on Christmas Day by reaching out with a telephone call.

The pair hadn’t spoken since Voight told a television show in June 2002 that he hoped Jolie sought help for her “serious emotional problems.”

Voight, 69, has since attempted to patch things up with his daughter, and last month said, “I’m very impressed with Angelina’s work, with some of the humanitarian things, and she’s a great actress.

A source tells the National Enquirer that Jolie called her father while spending Christmas in New Orleans with partner Brad Pitt and their four children. The friend reveals, “It was a short call, but it meant the world to both of them. It was something for them to build on, and Jon couldn’t say enough good things about the way his daughter is conducting her life.”

Reuters/Steve Marcus Veteran actor Jon Voight has again denied media reports he’s made amends with his estranged daughter Angelina Jolie, after the actress cut him out of her life for implying she was …

Reuters/Steve Marcus

Veteran actor Jon Voight has again denied media reports he’s made amends with

his estranged daughter Angelina Jolie, after the actress cut him out of her

Jon Voight has been desperately trying to repair his relationship with estranged daughter Angelina Jolie by publicly requesting to see his grandchildren, but he may have further hampered their …

Jon Voight has been desperately trying to repair his relationship with estranged daughter Angelina Jolie by publicly requesting to see his grandchildren, but he may have further hampered their relationship by mistakenly calling his granddaughter Shakira instead of Zahara.

The veteran actor was caught on tape at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Tea Party on Saturday, where he was doing interviews on the red carpet.

Entertainment news Web site TMZ.com has posted footage of Voight sending birthday wishes to his grandson Maddox saying, “Maddox just had a birthday. Happy birthday, Maddox! Five years old — it’s a big one! You’re going to be a young man, and I send my love out to you. And send my love to … uh … Shakira … and Shahira …”

The befuddled grandfather then asked the reporter, ‘Is it Shakira or Shahira?’

When the reporter replied that the correct name was Zahara, the confused Voight added, “Shahara! Shahara!”

Jolie and Brad Pitt’s other daughter Shiloh Nouvel, who is three months old, failed to get a mention.

Jolie and her father haven’t spoken since he went on “Access Hollywood” four years ago, urging his daughter to get help for her “mental problems.”